Electronic payout administration method and system
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1. A payout administration method comprising:
- verifying a location of a gaming apparatus adapted to receive a wager from a player and to provide a payout based on the wager and a game outcome, the gaming apparatus being disposed at a location outside a gaming system operator'"'"'s property;
retrieving an electronic form selected according to the location of the gaming apparatus;
retrieving stored data about the gaming apparatus or the player;
verifying that the stored data is sufficient to complete the electronic form; and
combining the electronic form and the stored data to generate a completed electronic form.
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Abstract
A payout administration method including retrieving an electronic form selected according to a location of a gaming apparatus adapted to receive a wager from a player and to provide a payout based on the wager and a game outcome, retrieving stored data about the gaming apparatus or the player, and combining the electronic form and the stored data to generate a completed electronic form. Also provided are a payout administration system and apparatus which operate according to the payout administration method.
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1. A payout administration method comprising:
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verifying a location of a gaming apparatus adapted to receive a wager from a player and to provide a payout based on the wager and a game outcome, the gaming apparatus being disposed at a location outside a gaming system operator'"'"'s property;
retrieving an electronic form selected according to the location of the gaming apparatus;
retrieving stored data about the gaming apparatus or the player;
verifying that the stored data is sufficient to complete the electronic form; and
combining the electronic form and the stored data to generate a completed electronic form. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A payout administration system comprising:
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a gaming apparatus comprising a display apparatus that is capable of generating video images, a value input device, and a controller operatively coupled to said display apparatus and said value input device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said controller being programmed to allow a person to make a wager;
said controller being programmed to cause a video image to be generated on said display apparatus, said video image representing a game, and said controller being programmed to determine, after said video image has been displayed, a value payout associated with an outcome of said game represented by said video image; and
a computer comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said computer being programmed to verify a location of the gaming apparatus, the gaming apparatus being disposed at a location outside a gaming system operator'"'"'s property;
said computer being programmed to retrieve an electronic form selected according to the location of the gaming apparatus, said computer being programmed to retrieve stored data about at least one of the player and the gaming apparatus, and said computer being programmed to combine the electronic form and the stored data to generate a completed electronic form. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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